Practical info

Type of location: University

Maïmonide-Averroès-Thomas d’Aquin University Institute

1 rue de la Barralerie, 34000 Montpellier

Tel: +33 4 67 02 70 11

IUMAT – Institut Universitaire Maïmonide – Averroès – Thomas d’Aquin

Historical description

Montpellier

The traveler Benjamin of Tudela visited Montpellier in 1165. In his travel diaries, he noted the existence of Batey midrashot kevouot le-Talmud in the city. In addition to these intellectual activities cited in a Hebrew source, Latin documents relate the presence ... Read more